Valoración postural y programa de intervención educativa en los niños/as de la Unidad Educativa Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Cuenca, enero-julio 2013

Abstract

Research of type Participatory Action, aimed to understanding the postural alterations of the children in the Educational Unit Carlos Cueva Tamariz in the city of Cuenca, during the period January thru July 2013 in which we apply test postural assessment to 502 students, afterwards we proceeded with the analysis and selection of data obtained to determine the most frequent alterations in the students who were managed under kinetic treatment, according to the specific needs of each patient, using specific methods and techniques in dynamic and entertaining ways to capture the interest and commitment of the children. In our schedule workshops we included educational communications, which were taught by classrooms, with the following topics: body mechanics, physical activity, body hygiene and healthy eating, the information was strengthened with the delivery of leaflets and elaboration of posters. With the aim of measuring the level of knowledge, at the beginning and end of each workshop, we applied pre and post CAPs and thus determine the benefit of the same. In the tabulation of the data we used programs such as: SPSS 21 and Microsoft Excel 2010, which facilitated the collection and handling of the results. Detecting that the postural alterations were more frequent in: shoulders in antepulsion 32.4 %, hyperkyphosis 22 %, Scapula Alata 13.6 %. As important the level of IMC in relation to posture, was calculated and found a high rate of overweight 8.2 %, risk of overweight 13.4 %,and thinness 4.6 %, with higher frequency between the ages of 6 to 7 years. KEYWORDS: PHYSICAL THERAPY - SPECIALIST, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH PROMOTION, EDUCATION, HEALTH, HEALTHY SCHOOLS, POSTURE - PHYSIOLOGY, POSTURAL ALTERATIONS IN CHILDREN - STATISTICS INTERVENTION EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL CARLOS CUEVA TAMARIZ UNIT, CUENCA - ECUADOR.